SMGP-1968 SS-Schuma Sicherheitspolizei Sleeve Patch

Light stains, likely from sticker residue. Needs to be ironed if you have the time.

The Schutzmannschaft (= Schuma) was an auxiliary police unit consisting of locals from the occupied territories of Eastern Europe.
They were set up in areas under civil administration and were integrated into the command structure of the SS/Orpo.
In the former Polish territories in the west of the Soviet Union and the former Baltic states, these units received great popularity. At the end of July 1941, the Schutzmannschaften of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler were expanded into an important instrument of German tyranny in Eastern Europe. By the end of 1942, the Shumas had reached a strength of about 300,000 men, organized in units up to battalion strength. They were used to guard concentration camps.